38 objectors in prison by New Profile 9:25am Fri Apr 12 '02 address: POB 48005, Tel-Aviv 61480 phone: ++972-(0)3-516-01-19 newprofile@speedy.co.il The number of imprisoned objectors has now risen up to 38 - by far the largest number of declared objectors to be held in prison simultaneously in Israel's history. This message is divided into two sections. In the first there will be a brief report, including prison address, on each of the 38 objectors imprisoned at the moment. The second section suggests action to be taken on the prisoners' behalf. print article 12 Apr. 2002 Hebrew in separate message *** PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY *** Dear friends, The number of imprisoned objectors has now risen up to 38 - by far the largest number of declared objectors to be held in prison simultaneously in Israel's history. This message is divided into two sections. In the first there will be a brief report, including prison address, on each of the 38 objectors imprisoned at the moment. The second section suggests action to be taken on the prisoners' behalf. PRISONER REPORTS **************** This section contains in brief information about all 38 declared objectors held in prison at the moment, including prisoners whose cases were already reported in previous messages. One reason for doing this is that several prisoners were transferred from one prison to another, so watch for changes in prison addresses. NOTE ALSO THAT THE POSTAL CODE FOR MILITARY PRISON NO. 6 HAS CHANGED. Some of the prisoner cases (those I put closer to the beginning), I thought would deserve special attention. I added some extra information there. As usual, thanks to Yesh-Gvul for providing much of the information contained in this report. One more thing before the prisoner reports themselves - this week two of the objectors previously reported were released from prison. They are DAVID PERLMAN (released on 5 Apr.) and ELAD LAHAV (released on 11 Apr.) 1. RENNAN AMIN SALAMEH Last week I reported that the Druse objector Rennan Amin Salameh was released from prison and exempted from military service. Apparently, the good news were somewhat premature. He is now back in prison for 30 more days. Rennan Amin Salameh is a Druse-Palestinian citizen of Israel who refuses to be drafted to the Israeli army to fight against his own people. Rennan has originally received a sentence of 4 months in prison. After an Unsuitability Committee decided to exempt him from military service, he was released from prison on 2 Apr., after completing 90 days of imprisonment. It was assumed that he got a more-or-less standard reduction of one third of his sentence. However, already after being released, he was referred to a military parole committee that decided not to shorten his sentence at all. He was sent back to prison for 30 more days, beginning with 4 Apr. His intended date of release will be in early May. My own impression is that were Rennan Jewish, he would never have gotten this kind of treatment. I see a good reason to make protests on his behalf especially loud. Rennan's prison address is: Rennan Amin Salameh Military ID 6371684 Military Prison No. 4 Military postal code 02507, IDF Israel. 2. IG'AL ROSENBERG Political objector Ig'al Rosenberg, a draft resister and one of the signatories of the "letter of the 12-graders", has been sentenced to 14 days in prison on 10 Apr. This is his third prison term in a row. He is due to be released on 22 Apr. Ig'al objects to any sort of service in the Israeli army. His prison address is: Ig'al Rosenberg Military ID 7303585 Military Prison No. 4, Military postal code 02507, Israel. 3+4. DANNY BREUTMAN and NOAM SHEZAF Both Danny Breutman and Noam Shezaf were originally sentenced on 26 March to 14 days in prison and were released on 5 Apr. However, their units were re-called to reserves duty as part of the present "emergency mobilization". They have consequently been both sentenced to additional terms of 14 days each on 8 Apr. They are due out on 20 Apr. Breutman and Shezaf thus became the first reservist objectors to be imprisoned for the second time since the beginning of the Intifada. Both object specifically to service in the Occupied Territories. Their prison addresses are: Lieut. Noam Shezaf Reservists Company, Military Prison no. 6, Military Postal code 01860, IDF Israel Danny Breutman Reservists Company, Military Prison No. 4, Military postal code 02507, Israel. 5. REUVEN VOLOCHAVIANSKY Reuven Volochaviansky (29), of Tel Aviv-Yahoo, an instructor at a home for youth in distress, who is studying for his masters degree in criminology - was sentenced to 28 days on April 7 for refusing to recruit members of his reserve unit for service in the territories. He is due to be released on 2 May. His prison address is: Reuven Volochaviansky Reservists Company, Military Prison No. 4, Military postal code 02507, Israel. 6. Jaffa HALLEL Amnon Hallel received an emergency call-up to reserves service on the evening of 5 Apr., and was sentenced on 6 Apr. to 28 days of imprisonment. He is due to be released on 1 May. Amnon is a pacifist and has already applied to the military Conscience Committee for exemption from reserves service on these grounds. However, in the statement he made for the occasion of his imprisonment, he chose to emphasise the importance of resisting the occupation and the brutality of the Israeli army. Among other things, he stated: "It is the duty of every human being to do whatever in his or her power to stop the terrible oppression performed by the Israeli government, through its army, against the Palestinian people, and lately also against Israelis and internationals trying to protest against the policy of occupation, degradation, killing, revenge, discrimination, intimidation and the other forms of violence practiced by the army. There never was and there never will be any true justification to the terrible violence practiced by the army". His Prison Address is: Amnon Hallel, Military ID 5272013 Military Prison no. 6, Military Postal code 01860, IDF Israel 7 KUTI ROTH Kuti Roth (aged 29), a gardener from Jerusalem, got 28 days on 5 Apr. for refusing to serve in Hebron. He objects to service specifically in the Occupied Territories. His scheduled release date is 30 Apr. Kuti Roth Reservists Company, Military Prison No. 4, Military postal code 02507, Israel. 8. ARI BONEH Ari Boneh was sentenced on 5 Apr. to 30 days in prison for refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories. He is due out on 1 May. Ari Boneh Reservists Company, Military Prison no. 6, Military Postal code 01860, IDF Israel 9. ARAD HAKIM Arad Hakim, a good friend of Amnon Hallel (No. 6 in this list), was also called-up on 5 Apr. and sent to prison on 6 Apr. for 28 days. Unlike his friend, Arad Hakim objects to service specifically in the Occupied Territories. He is due out on 1 May. Arad Hakim Reservists Company, Military Prison no. 6, Military Postal code 01860, IDF Israel 10. EZRA PEARCE Ezra Pearce, a 29-year-old student, was sentenced to 28 days in prison for refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories on 7 Apr. He is due out on 2 May. Ezra Pearce Reservists Company, Military Prison No. 4, Military postal code 02507, Israel. 11. DORON MOTAI Doron Motai, a junior officer (Captain), was sentenced to 28 days in prison for refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories on 7 Apr. He is due out on 2 May. Capt. Doron Motai Reservists Company, Military Prison no. 6, Military Postal code 01860, IDF Israel 12. AMICHAI KATZ Amichai Katz (aged 27), a student and pub owner from Jerusalem, was sentenced to 28 days in prison for refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories on 8 Apr. He is due out on 3 May. Amichai Katz Reservists Company, Military Prison No. 4, Military postal code 02507, Israel. 13. YOAV CASPI Yoav Caspi, a junior officer (Lieutenant), was sentenced to 28 days in prison for refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories on 8 Apr. He is due out on 3 May. Lt. Yoav Caspi, Reservists Company, Military Prison no. 6, Military Postal code 01860, IDF Israel 14. SEAN LAIKOV Sean Laikov (aged 32), a youth counsellor from Kibbutz Tzora was sentenced to 35 days in prison for refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories on 10 Apr. He is due out on 11 May. Sean Laikov Military ID 5072373 Reservists Company, Military Prison no. 6, Military Postal code 01860, IDF Israel 15+16. GILEAD HYMAN and JACOB HOFFMAN Gilead Hyman and Jacob Hoffman were sentenced on 10 Apr. to 28 days in prison for refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories. They are due out on 5 May. We do not yet know in which Prison they are held. 17. OMRI TSALMONA Omri Tsalmona was sentenced on 11 Apr. to 35 days in prison for refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories. However, probably due to overload in the military prison system, he will begin his prison term only this Sunday, 14 Apr. We thus have no prison address for him as yet. 18-24. Anonymous The following imprisoned reservists, who refused to serve in the Occupied Territories, asked to have their names withheld: O. Y., O. Y. (another person with the same initials), S. S. and G. B. They join A. C., O. T. and B. L., who were mentioned in our previous mailing. The case of G. B. is slightly different than that of the rest. He was already held in prison for 7 days in March and was imprisoned again on 8 Apr. to 35 days. 25-38. Previously Reported Cases All the following cases were already reported in our last two mailings. I bring here only their updated prison addresses and scheduled release dates. For further information on them, please read the previous postings at: http://www.newprofile.org/english/Summery_CO_01.html#COupdate. YAIR KHILOU Personal Military ID 7274070 Military prison No. 4 Military postal code 02507, IDF Israel [Due out on 26 Apr.] ODED LITMAN Reservists Company, Military Prison no. 6, Military Postal code 01860, IDF Israel [Previously reported as Oded L. Due out on 1 May] GUY KESHET Personal Military ID 5089936 Reservists Company, Military Prison no. 6, Military Postal code 01860, IDF Israel [Due out on 27 Apr.] ERAN ACKERMAN Personal Military ID 5111605 Reservists Company Military prison No. 4 Military postal code 02507, IDF Israel [Due out on 27 Apr.] AMOS BAER Reservists Company, Military prison No. 4 Military postal code 02507, IDF Israel [Due out on 25 Apr.] OFER SHAFRIR Reservists Company, Military Prison no. 6, Military Postal code 01860, IDF Israel [Due out on 23 Apr.] GIL BRONSTEIN Reservists Company, Military prison No. 4 Military postal code 02507, IDF Israel [Due out on 23 Apr.] Lieut. ITAI RYB Reservists Company, Military Prison no. 6, Military Postal code 01860, IDF Israel [Due out on 26 Apr.] Itai Ryb can be reached at mailto:itair@fh.huji.ac.il Lieut. TIMOR ISRAELI Reservists Company, Military Prison no. 6, Military Postal code 01860, IDF Israel [Due out on 24 Apr.] ILAN WINDHOLZ, Military personal number 7265473 Military Prison no. 6, Military Postal code 01860, IDF Israel [Due out on 20 Apr.] Major PIKI BEN-SHALOM Military personal number 4609194 Reservists Company, Military Prison no. 6, Military Postal code 01860, IDF Israel [Due out on 19 Apr.] SHACHAR TZUR, Military personal number 5067698, Reservists Company, Military Prison no. 6, Military Postal code 01860, IDF Israel [Due out on 19 Apr.] ISHAI MOR, Military personal number 4368517 Reservists Company, Military Prison no. 6, Military Postal code 01860, IDF Israel [Due out on 15 Apr.] SERGIO YAHNI Military personal number 4366865 Reservists Company, Military Prison no. 6, Military Postal code 01860, IDF Israel [Due out on 15 Apr.] Messages can also be sent to mailto:rtic@alt-info.org or AIC, POB 31417, Jerusalem. RECOMMENDED ACTION ****************** First of all, please circulate this message and the information contained in it as widely as possible, not only through e-mail, but also on websites, conventional media, by word of mouth, etc. Please send the prisoners your messages of support to the addresses above. Also, please send letters of protest on behalf of the objectors to: Mr. Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence, 37 Kaplan st., Tel-Aviv 61909, Israel. e-mail: mailto:sar@mod.gov.il or mailto:pniot@mod.gov.il Fax: ++972-3-696-27-57 / ++972-3-691-69-40 / ++972-3-691-79-15 Copies can be sent to the commanders of the prisons at: Commander of Military Prison No. 6, Military Prison No. 6, Military postal number 01860, IDF Israel. Fax: ++972-4-869-28-84 Commander of Military Prison No. 4, Military Prison No. 4, Military postal number 02507, IDF Israel. Fax: ++972-3-957-52-76 Another useful address for sending copies would be the Military Attorney General: Brig. Gen. Menachem Finklestein Chief Military Attorney Military postal code 9605 IDF Israel Fax: ++972-3-569-43-70 In the cases of Yair Khilou, Ig'al Rosenberg and Ilan Windholz it would be especially useful to send copies of your appeals to: Deborah Chassid Commander of Induction Base, Tel-Hashomer Military Postal Code 02718, IDF Israel. Fax: ++972-3-737-60-52 Addresses of additional military and government officials, as well as those of some Israeli media, to which you can send copies of your appeals, can be found at this web address: http://www.newprofile.org/english/Summery_CO_01.html (see the bottom of the page) Note that writing to media is now more important than ever. A standard sample letter is available at the bottom of the same web page (http://www.newprofile.org/english/Summery_CO_01.html#sample). However note that it would be advisable to adjust your letter to the particular circumstances of the case. But of course, many other things can be done apart from letter-writing. Any form of public support for objectors and public denouncing of war crimes is welcome, be it in the form of holding vigils, painting graffiti on walls or whatever. Finally, Yesh-Gvul issued a call for groups to "adopt" objectors. For further information on this initiative, please contact mailto:peretz@yesh-gvul.org. All the best and thanks, Sergeiy Sandler - New Profile. PS: For those among you who got this message forwarded or read it on a website - you can receive updates and information about imprisoned objectors directly by subscribing to a mailing list especially dedicated to this subject. To subscribe, send a blank message to: mailto:NewProfileCO-subscribe@topica.com. www.newprofile.org/english add your comments Source file